The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website published news on October 13 that Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Zakharova said “a Japanese journalist based in Russia was arrested by Russia on suspicion of espionage” that this incident would further cast a shadow over Russian-Japanese relations. The Russian side once again calls on the Japanese authorities to wake up, change course, and abandon hostile acts against Russia.

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website published news on October 13 that Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Zakharova said “a Japanese journalist based in Russia was arrested by Russia on suspicion of espionage” that this incident would further cast a shadow over Russian-Japanese relations. The Russian side once again calls on the Japanese authorities to wake up, change course, and abandon hostile acts against Russia.